friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
patronage; favour; favor; custom
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
desperation; self-abandonment
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
all eyes; public attention
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
agape; agape feast; love feast; lovefeast
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to press against each other; to huddle together
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender